The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-20
GREAT INDIGNATION
AND DLooDsuED THREATENED
Dy tho Cltizons Of Nashville, Tennessee.
Piniorton Detectives Sent to In,imidnte +
Employees Of Railrond Company at
m Eleotion-Adyised to Leave.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Sept 10.-The city
Is In lerment over the presence OF large
number Of detec!ivou suddenly centered
here. ii. ~. 5sb5 "a.
They arc mainly from outside the State
and supposedly In tho interest Of the
Loulsville and Nashville railroad. H'j
The people Of the county vote next
Thursday on tho proposition to subscribe
100000 to the Tennessee Midland rail.
way, which is to run from Memphis
through Nashville to Bristol, whero It
connectu with the Virginia Midland, thus
giving competing line East. it q
The Louisville and Nashville has been
fighting the proposition, and 1t is rumored
that these detectives are here to dog the
omployes on election day and see that
they vote with thor employers. They
arc qulrtered at various hotels and board.
ng-houses. .s,i ta -
There Is intense feeling, particularly
as among the imported detectives are two,
named Laird aud Collier, who were in.
dic.ed for tho murder OF half dozen peo.
plo during the riots at East st.. Louis at.
tending the great Southwestern strike,
The american to-day says editorially: af
"The city OF Nashville has never before
had such an insult offered us that oil
bringing in on the eve OF an election a
gang Of notorious desperadoes known in
all parts Of the United States aB Pinker.
toms detectives. These men were brought
here by the Louisville 4 Nashville man.
agement, to bo uaed in the election, which
1t has undertaken 10 defeat. On Satur.
day morning, through friend from o dis
lance, We were put In possession OF the
TACT that large number OF Pinkerton's
detectives had gona 10 Nashville. Putting
our force to work we found that twenty
odd had already arrived, and that many
moro we're expected. We also found that
a number Of men, sometimes called 'spe.
cial agents, but really detectives Of the
Louisville & Nashville, were on the
ground. &c., q 3s
"What special purpose these secret
emissaries have bsen brought into our city
for at this time may bs easily conjectured.
Whether brought here as spies on our own
citiZans. or to shadow the men who
worked fo- the Louiayills l. Nashville, or
support to tho Louisville & Nashville,
who, under the pretenae Of work at the
polls are to be used au poll bullies
Whether for one OF all these purposes, the
act is the moat startling and damuable
outrage over perpetrsted in Tennessee.
No language can properly characterize
this indignity. This men brought here are
not here as supervisors Of an election.
They arc here in q particular interest,
right or wrong, and that to the point Of
taking lile ii necessary.
"It would be an insult 10 our citizens to
warn them of their duty. a large pro.
portion Of the men OF Nashville were once
soldiers, but more peaccable and law
abiding set Of mon cannot be found. Yet,
their virtues in bearing and forbearing
seem to be- m;sappreciated. We can gay
one thing to this gang Of apies: II they
are here on any business connected with
our Thursdays election, they had better
do one Of two thinga: Enter disclaimer
and retire, Or increaBs their. .forco and 70
into camp" ~ 5